Ombrone Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield in Italy, located approximately 5 km south-west of Grosseto, and about 150 km northwest of Rome. It was a temporary airfield built by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The airfield was used by tactical aircraft of the United States Army Air Force Twelfth Air Force. Known units assigned were:
- 47th Bombardment Group, 27 June-11 July 1944, A-20 Havoc
- 57th Fighter Group, P-47 Thunderbolt
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| Part of Twelfth Air Force | |
| Coordinates | 42°46′57.38″N 011°11′18.57″E / 42.7826056°N 11.1884917°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
| Site history | |
| Built | June 1944 |
| In use | 1944 |
Ombrone Airfield
Location of Ombrone Airfield, Tuscany
When the Americans pulled out, the airfield was dismantled and abandoned. Today, the airfield is now reclaimed by agriculture, with little or no evidence of its existence.
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force ant Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
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